성적인 특성을 부여하거나 성적인 대상으로 취급하다.
To make something sexual in character or quality, or to view or treat someone as a sexual object.
예문:
"Critics argue that the fashion industry often sexualizes young models."
"The advertisement was criticized for unnecessarily sexualizing a common household product."
성별에 따라 구별하거나 성별의 차이를 두다.
To distinguish or differentiate according to sex; to attribute sex or gender roles to.
예문:
"The researchers attempted to sexualize the data to see if there were biological differences in the results."
"In some species, environmental factors can sexualize the developing embryos."